Some time ago, I went to a lecture where the lecturer had a point that initially may seem slightly rebellious - that you, rather than being locked into existing management structures, should let the best and most competent person in a given situation lead - something that could appear to be dynamite in leadership teams if brought to life and thrown in there.
But the presenter had a point - for as he exemplified it: if you are a bunch of people travelling from point A to point B, and some of you have local knowledge of some of the places where you need to pass - wouldn't you allow those who have local knowledge at that location, to show the way?
And it makes excellent sense - rather than leaving it to the owner of the car to find his way across Westminster, why not let the Londoner who's a passenger do it, instead of telling her to just sit in the back seat and keep quiet?
I think that one of the neglected disciplines of management is the art of finding the one who is the best suited in a given situation and properly empower this person.
(Translated from
Noget om at lede og finde vej, originally published November 15th, 2014)
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